Northern Virginia Outdoor Getaway - Outdoor Adventure

The camping experience is an age-old outdoor getaway that connects to you to nature in an unforgettable way. From gazing at a sky full of bright start to gathering around a fire for fresh and gooey smores, there's something about a forest escape that makes a vacation special. Here's where to go in Fairfax County for an unforgettable camping trip. 

Lake Fairfax Park 

Lake Fairfax Park, by Julie McCool

Lake Fairfax Park's 476 acres include seasonal fishing, campgrounds, picnic areas, trails, a carousel, an 18-acre lake, and more. It features over 100 campsites, a bathhouse, showers, toilets, public phones, tables, grills, and other amenities. 

Pohick Bay Regional Park

Kayaking at Pohick Bay Regional Park

Pohick Bay is a water oriented park located on the Potomac River 25 miles south of the nation's capital.Located on the Mason Neck Peninsula, this park hosts an abundance of wildlife, including the bald eagle, blue birds, deer, beavers, and other cute and interesting creatures. 

Bull Run Regional Park

Bull Run Camping

Bull Run's scenic woodland and trails offer miles of hiking and solitude. In springtime, acres of bluebells and other wildflowers bloom beside a picturesque, meandering stream. There are two bathhouses in the campground that offer hot showers, sinks, toilets and laundry facilities.

Burke Lake Parke

Burke Lake Camping

A 218-acre lake with fishing, boating, rowboat rental, camping, a carousel, outdoor volleyball courts, an 18-hole par 3 golf course, mini golf course, and more awaits. Burke Lake Park offers camping surrounded by acres of forest and one of Virginia's most popular fishing holes.The park has 100 shaded campsites, bathhouses with sinks, toilets, dump station, picnic tables, fire rings and grills, for sale charcoal, firewood and ice.

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